Via
stewardess:
Kremlin Seeks To Extend Its Reach in Cyberspace - says that the Russian government is encouraging pro-government sites and blogs, trying to drown out opposition voices.
And when the
entire country of Estonia was subjected to a Denial-Of-Service attack, well, they came from Russian IP addresses.
I'm sure there are other examples, anyone?
(ETA: fixed first link, other useful links in comments)